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Jags WR Porter out for the preseason
Jul 18, 2008
By MICHAEL C. WRIGHT
The Times-Union
Count wide receiver Jerry Porter out of Jaguars training camp and the entire preseason.
The team's most high-profile free-agent acquisition, Porter is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a hamstring tendon that has been slow to heal, according to Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio.
The Jaguars are hopeful Porter will be ready for the Sept. 7 season opener at Tennessee.
“Jerry had a successful surgical repair to a hamstring tendon that had continued to bother him,” Del Rio said. “We expect a complete recovery in time for the regular season.”
Porter, 30, initially suffered the hamstring injury during an offseason practice in May, and it was originally diagnosed as a strain. Expected to enter the season as the Jaguars’ No. 1 receiver, Porter signed a contract worth more than $30 million at the start of free agency.
With Porter possibly out of the lineup for all of camp, the team will have to reshuffle its depth chart, which includes Reggie Williams as the No. 2 receiver and Dennis Northcutt as the third receiver. Williams or Northcutt likely will slide into No. 1 and No. 2 slots.
Former third-round pick Mike Walker and new acquisition Troy Williamson, who came to the Jaguars through a trade with the Minnesota Vikings, are the likely candidates to man the third spot and fourth spots. Matt Jones, who has an Aug. 11 trial date after being arrested last week and charged with felony drug possession, D'Juan Woods and John Broussard also are options at the position.
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